`-------------Shake-Up Spoils Colombia's Effort--------------------To Cast Stable Image``-----The NY Times November 14th [2003] reports:`--------...in the last seven days...Uribe's reputation has--------been tarnished with the resignations, in quick--------succession, of`------------------three cabinet ministers,`---------------the armed forces commander and`---------the chief of the Colombian National Police.``-----Of course puppet Uribe's reputation disappeared long-----ago, for as the Times explains:`--------...Uribe's administration...enjoys strong backing--------from the Bush administration....``-----The Times wishes to suggest:`--------...Uribe's first political defeat came last month--------when voters rejected a referendum that would have--------handed him new powers....``-----But four months ago The Superpower/puppet war against-----South America suffered`--------------------BIG POLITICAL DEFEAT`-----when FARC-EP and ELN issued their Joint Communique:``--------The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-Peoples--------Army, FARC-EP, and the National Liberation Army of--------Colombia, ELN, inform the Columbian and Latin--------American people that:`--------We, the leadership of both organizations, met re---------cently in the mountains of Colombia in an atmosphere--------of camaraderie, fraternity and mutual respect, fully--------agreeing in:`--------a. Characterizing the current regime of Uribe Velez--------as the enemy of peace, a warmonger by conviction, the--------generator of misery for the broad national majori---------ties, and a prostitute of imperialist policy for our--------peoples and nations.`--------b. Because of this character, we confirm that while--------the illegitimate government of Alvaro Uribe Velez--------persists with its fascist and militarist policies,--------we will not proceed with any process of political--------rapprochement and national dialogue.`--------c. Nevertheless, we reiterate our commitment to--------peace and the pursuit of political solutions to--------the social and armed conflict that is bleeding our--------Colombia, and for this aim we will persist in`--------* Pushing forward all the political processes that--------favour peace with social justice and the pursuit of--------political alternatives in opposition to Plan Colom---------bia and the FTAA;`--------* Confirming the policy of an exchange of the--------prisoners of war and political detainees being held--------by the sides;`--------* Supporting the struggles of the Colombian people--------against the disastrous privatizations, the repres---------sion of all just political protest, the cutting of--------pension rights, the fiscal adjustment programme,--------and in defence of the public wealth and national--------sovereignty.`--------d. We call upon the Colombian people and inter---------national public opinion to mobilize and denounce--------the anti-democratic policies of the current--------government that aims to cut the few civil, citizen,--------democratic and political freedoms, through applica---------tion of the anti-terrorist statute, the policy of--------"Democratic Security", and the embroiling of the--------civilian population in the war.`--------e. We reject the Referendum called by the regime--------for the coming days in order to use it to strengthen--------state terrorism, militarist authoritarianism and--------the surrender of our national sovereignty. In the--------face of the present social and political crisis--------we Colombians are suffering, we reaffirm that all--------the democratic, patriotic, revolutionary and--------guerrilla forces are compelled to work for the--------formation and construction of a new democratic and--------patriotic government to once and for all face the--------process of national reconstruction and unity with---------in a framework of defence of our sovereignty and--------of the dignity of the national majorities.`--------Committed as we are to make of Colombia a nation--------that is just for all, we of the FARC-EP and the ELN--------will persist with renewed strength and revolutionary--------enthusiasm on the roads blazed during our 39 years--------of existence, holding high the banners of unity,--------patriotism and anti-imperialism.`------------"AGAINST IMPERIALISM, FOR THE NATION;`-----------AGAINST THE OLIGARCHY, FOR THE PEOPLE...--------------------UNTIL FINAL VICTORY;`------------------COLOMBIA FOR THE WORKERS;`--------------------NOT ONE STEP BACK...`--------------------LIBERATION OR DEATH"``--------For the FARC-EP, The Secretariat of the General--------Staff`--------For the ELN, Central Command,`--------Mountains of Colombia, July 13, 2003``

NEARLY EIGHT YEARS LATER

Here's a barebones account of a newsstory published by Associated Press June 2, 2011.

Headline: Chavez: We won't tolerate rebels in Venezuela.

Quotes:

"...adding that he's confident Colombia's government would in turn capture any opponents conspiring against his government."